Strategic Advertising and Marketing Communications, MA
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Postgraduate
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Duration
1 Year
We were the first UK university to offer a specialist degree in marketing communications and we've never stopped developing. This MA in Strategic Advertising and Marketing Communications enables graduates and professionally qualified managers to expand their knowledge of marketing communications.
Students interested in a career in public relations also have the option to gain a public relations endorsement of their degree title.
The course will develop your understanding of communications planning, consumer decision-making, and traditional and new media. You'll study advertising and promotional strategies, marketing, branding, how to manage direct and digital marketing relationships, and ways to get inside the customer's mind. This degree prepares you to meet the challenges of a changing marketplace, so you emerge ready to enter a range of marketing and communication and public relations roles.
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About this course
Graduates of this degree are currently working as communications consultants and and managers for communications agencies and companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), Co-op Group, MobiSystems Inc, NBC Universal Media, as well as various private companies, non-profits and government organisations around the world.
You should have an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject at 2.2 or above, or equivalent qualification, from a recognised university or higher education institute and some marketing experience.
Alternatively, you should have marketing management experience and a professional qualification equal to the Chartered Institute of Marketing's Diploma in Professional Marketing.
What you should know about this course
You’ll learn to develop eye-catching campaigns and become an effective marketer and communicator.
Learn from leading academics and industry experts.
Our degrees in this subject are ranked 2nd in London (The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021)
Our courses in Marketing are ranked in TOP 5 for satisfaction in London (The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021)
Our courses in Marketing are ranked in TOP 5 for graduate prospects in London (The Complete University Guide League Tables 2021)
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Subjects
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- Public Relations
- Marketing
- Marketing Communications
- Advertising and Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Branding
- Advertising
- Public
- Planning
- Communications
- Communication Training
Course programme
Option Set 1
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Academic English for Postgraduates (Business)
- Developing Advertising and Promotional Strategies (30 credits)
- Digital Marketing (30 credits)
- Creative Content (15 credits)
- Transformational Leadership through Transversal Skills
- Data Analytics for International Business Decisions (15 credits)
- Research Methods (15 credits)
- Dissertation (45 credits)
- Consultancy Project (45 credits)
- Branding (15 credits)
- Inside the Customer's Mind (15 credits)
Students are required to study the following compulsory modules.
- Academic English for Postgraduates (Business)
- Developing Advertising and Promotional Strategies (30 credits)
- Digital Marketing (30 credits)
- Creative Content (15 credits)
- Transformational Leadership through Transversal Skills
- Data Analytics for International Business Decisions (15 credits)
- Research Methods (15 credits)
- Dissertation (45 credits)
- Consultancy Project (45 credits)
- PR Planning and Communication Skills (15 credits)
- Corporate Communications (15 credits)
Strategic Advertising and Marketing Communications, MA